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Dutchwest Cast Iron Large 2461

From CFM CorporationThe Dutchwest heritage continues with the large cast iron catalytic wood stove. Traditional styling, with pebbled cast-iron texture and arch door will bring charm into any room. This clean burning, EPA Approved, Federal styled woodstove loads both from the side and the front. The stove has a convection system for improved air movement.

Owned this stove for five years and it ran great until now where it backpuffs overfires and runs excessively hot to where a damper in the pipe became necessary. Even after replacing all gaskets and modifying the air manifold it is still not running properly. I no longer trust this stove and must constantly check it as if is not predictible. Regret buying this piece of shit and yes my wood is well ...

OK to start with I was not the first owner of the stove and back when my brother bought it brand new the first stove had to be replace . The company sent up people to do it we live in upstate NY . 10 years my brother had it it worked fine in his basement.heated the basement and first 2 floors , he designed a forced hot air system over top of it with blowers and it mover the air quickly to the ...

This is the 6th DW 2461 I have had and at one time had 2 in the same 4500 sq' home in the mountains of western Maryland. One previous review is negative but all I will say is, it has worked fine for me. Choice of firewood is paramount and changing the catalytic converter every other year is a good idea. I have never had any difficulties with any of mine.

My son used his for 5 years and loved it. It kept their home warm. Now I have it in my garage and need to get rid of it. I know nothing about wood burners I'm not sure what a catalytic converter is. Not sure what price to ask for, it only 5 or 6 yrs old, no problems with it, comes will all pipes. Anyone got any suggestions?

Had one for 5 years, and wouldn't recommend to buy. Reason why: suicidal stove and expansive to maintain. Replaced twice same parts: inner top, damper, & right end refectory. Rear reflector burned out completely. Probable cause: POOR DESIGN, inner top heats up & starts to cave in leaving big gap between damper, it's like running stove with open damper all the time. Stove starts to overheat. So in ...

I've owned a Large, catalytic unit for almost 20 years. Yes the catalytic unit needs to be replaced every 2 years or less. I did an overhaul after about 15 years because the side had a crack. The overhaul was $500. Last year I replaced another $500 worth of parts. The top inner unit needs to be replaced next. The damper has broken loose several times. It's easy to fix, but requires removing the ...

On second Dutchwest Large. We "wrapped" the top inside panel on the first one from 1990 by overheating the box. Biggest thing to do is to watch the thermometer. After the first stove, we replace them every two years and clean them several times a year. Back puffing occurs when we get a strong down draft in the chimney or the fire is built to close to the door. We load the wood towards the back ...

this is my second one. the first was 14 years old and needed too much to repair so i bought another one on 05 up till 2 years ago it was great. 25 below zero would heat the whole 1700 square foot house. two years ago went through 2 catalysts 1 damper door and three spoons. last night 15 below zero the flapper broke and the holder for the catalyst fell through and the middle shelf cracked. burning ...

I am a very new user, months.
So far, I love it. I am still figuring everything out. I got this as a hand-me-down. I Lost the thermometer in the move and I was looking for the help of a more experienced burner.
So my question, what does the fire "look like" when it is time to close the damper?
this would really help me out. oh, and I have already ordered a new thermometer.

Got my stove in 2000. On my 3rd Cat. the second one was bad from the supplier. They made it right. I have a question about damper. When stove is hot and need to add wood the damper is hard to open, it's like that bar is warped. If any one can help me with this problem I would appreciate the help. What I need to do? Thanks my E Mail is beanman48@zoominternet.net

The first year we ran this stove it was a complete disaster.
Back puffing and it almost required running with the ash door open.
We replaced the gaskets and sealed the glass on the door and it mitigated most of the back puffing.
I then noticed the oval flue had a 1/4" gap around the insert and the doors were not closing tightly.
Sealing *all* of the gaps in flue system and adjusting the ...

LOVE this stove. It heats our little home great and once you know how to work it, which isn't hard at all then you won't have any of the issues people cited. Those are all owner operator error. The manual is very good and describes all you need to have for this stove. Ours has been working great for 8 years now! Looking at getting another one.

Bought stove new in 2009. I have replaced the catalytic converter twice. The dealer paid for both. The converters literally broke apart. I have cleaned the converter in the stove, but it looks like it is going to do the same as the others. I would love to get a full winter out of the stove.

Can someone get in touch with me for all the helpful hints on this stove? It just burns wood.. warms up the cabin for a bit, but I'll go broke buying wood unless someone explains while my coals desinigrate? lb.ellis gmail.com

Last night damper let loose and now i'll see just how easy this will be repair. I'll let you know how this goes. But otherwise I have been very happy with the stove i'ts done all my salesman told me it would and more. I'm heating aprox 1500 sq ft and best part our gas furnace hardly runs. Nice not to have gas bills come commen carrier.

bought in 1995 replaced cat 1 time,every 3 years change all gaskets, had another stove before this one it was cheap and heated up to high and started chimney fire.my 2461 is the best ever run 24/7 nov.-mar.the real secret is to burn dry wood well seasoned

We've been using the 2461(large) stove for 18 years. Use it mostly on Dec.25th,Jan, and Feb. Changed the catalytic converter. I now want to sell it because, at 75, I no longer want to get wood around. It has a square side door with a air controll and an air controll in the as door. Screens for the front door.

I have had my stove since 95-2 floods never gotwet.All the sudden this thing puts out no heat,I love this stove-I checked the honeycombNo problem -Is there something between the 2 dampers that can clog up!HELP!!!

Have had this stove for 12 years. Salesman said it was a real workhorse and he was right. Will effectively heat a well insulated 2000+ square foot home for about a 6 hour burn time. Have replaced catalyst twice. Anyone reporting problems with this stove wasn't burning well seasoned wood or needed to maintain the catalyst. I burn mine 24/7 from late october through mid march in New Hampshire. ...

even heat output when catayltic converter engaged some backpuffing when burning very dry thin wood very easy to restart fire in mornings with ash door open great stove hope to able to find parts that wear out

Great stove and in use for over 5 years. Get a Vogelzang
type stove themometer from any hardware store to
monitor temp levels. Catalytic converter works best at 500+
degrees and burns less wood on this setting. Plan on replacing the door seal in about 2 years (cheap from hardware store). One thing you will need to get used to is
sighting the position of the converter handle so you don't open ...

GREAT STOVE 2006 MADE IN U.S.A. CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS A LEARNING CURVE BUT ONCE YOU GET USE TO OPENING THE BYPASS DAMPNER AND LETTING THE "CAT"GET TO 500 DEG. F THEN SWITCHING THE DAMPNER TO "CAT" MODE LIFE IS GOOD!MAKE SURE BY PASS DAMPNER IS OPEN WHEN YOU LOAD WOOD THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY"BACKPUFFING".

Had mine, a used one, since January this year (previous owner needed a bigger stove). Bought 5 cord of wood and still have approx. 2 cords left. Replaced most gasket seals. Smoke does sometimes leak into house via doors. Had to muck around with it for awhile to figure out best way to operate it.
Thermal mass is incredible though (live in old 1-room brick schoolhouse) and yes, put on one ...

Had one for 10yrs. Replacement catalytic converter didn't work all that well. Side door lets a lot of smoke out. Reversable output doesn't have a gasket and lets smoke leak. Had to make one. Never could tell how much to open the secondary air control.

I have been using the Duchwest "large" for about three weeks. Very satisfactory so far. It is clean, provides lots of heat, fire lasts over night with enough coals left to quickly restart the fire. The Catalytic Combustor lights off on schadule at 500 degrees It is I think a good choice for those needing a stove to use 24/7.